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Four-string basses for me, and rarely use all four of those, so no point me getting any more strings on my basses.

Why not look at the Trace Elliot Elf & one of the matching speaker cabs?

Being in a band & gigging is my hobby, but I like to gig every weekend, every now & then maybe have a whole weekend clear but one gig at least per weekend. If it were my job, well as not many bands seem to gig all the time I think being in at least 2 bands would have to be the way to approach it. I do have mates in bands that gig 4, 5 times a year and are happy with that, but it would drive me crackers, I like be in a gigging band.

They sound really nice, I plugged into Sparky Marks one at the Herts Bass Bash a couple of years ago, was a whole lot of fun.

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1506530007' post='3379396'] Is anyone here in a band in which responsibility for getting gigs and making sure everyone knows about them is not the bass player's job? Are there similar threads to this on guitar chat, drum chat, sing chat and keys chat? I often get the feeling that being organised always needs a bass player! My band has played 140 gigs over the last 4 years. Left to their own devices, I doubt that they'd have managed to get 14! [/quote] Yes, me! We`ve been together for 4 years now and I have got the band one gig (earlier this year).

I do find that when I think of "awesome" bass tones that very many of them have not been recorded recently. I can`t remember what song it was but was listening to Sounds of The 70s on Sunday, and thought the bass was great, really good presence in the track, every note audible, yet no booming low-end (as that obviously hadn`t yet been invented).

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1506451791' post='3378892'] You're the 'Sting' in a Police tribute band. Take the next logical step - form a Sting solo band [/quote] Hmm, the Sting in a Police tribute band having issues with the drummer. Well that`s really putting the effort into being as much like the original band as possible then.

Dealing with some people on dates/organising is worse than pulling teeth. Our guitarist in an old band of mine was dreadful. Wouldn`t reply to texts/e-mails etc as was "too busy", but funnily enough always had time to post on facespace about what he`d had for breakfast, or how many times he`d had a number 2 that day. Sometimes he would send us a message confirming he was available for a gig, but the message would be sent after the date of the proposed gig.

This sounds to me like an ideal little amp to keep in your gig-bag/box as a backup. Previously the GK MB200 seemed to have that covered but this one appears to be even smaller.

There is, it`s inevitable that some will have different ideas to the others, but for me majority rules. Plus if you have band members that are all committed to the band always try to hold the thought that if someone has a different opinion it`s cos that`s what they think is best for the band, not that they are wanting to rubbish anothers input. In the band i`m in we pretty much all go for the positive, if someone thinks of something we give it a go, if it works great, if it doesn`t then learn from it. Sadly it`s the first band I`ve been in that`s like that and I had to wait until I was near 50 before joining.

Used my paradriver at the weekend, and had the +10db button in by mistake, the noise from the pedal was horrific, I`m assuming it was that as only found out afterwards. I do use a fair bit of gain, an a lot of treble, but would it really make such a - rotten - difference?

Tom bought some strings from me - good comms, swift payment, advised when item received, good all round transaction.

I follow Bills advice on this - I know the sound I want, so wherever the amps settings are to get that.

Wow, my VM 70s Precision is incredibly light, didn`t realise there could be so much variation in the Squier range.

I`ve found Korean Squiers to be very good - electrics/pickups etc are ok, easily upgraded, but the necks are fantastic, very comfortable and playable. They do seem to be increasing in price too, a couple of years back they were between the £100 - £150 zone, but recently the prices have been creeping up. Another little hidden gem in the Squier/Fender back catalogue.

Pretty simple really, does anyone have bands that they like no, but when said bands were actually going, didn`t like them at all? For me it was Guns N Roses. At their hey-day they were (imo) far too bluesy sounding for me, whereas now I kick myself that I didn`t get into them at the time. Anyone else regularly eat a slice of hindsight?

[quote name='Daz39' timestamp='1505917664' post='3375211'] No - they are not inevitable. Saying they are only perpetuates the myth that they can't be stopped. [/quote] I don`t agree with these comments at all, but meatheads will be meatheads, just because we don`t like something in life doesn`t mean we can`t accept it. Yes, changing these views would be great, but there will always be people who act like this - certainly in our lifetimes I would think. I would bet that even in countries where free speech isn`t permitted people think like this, however they`re probably too frightened to voice it in case they get shot. No matter what happens it is very unlikely that these thoughts will ever be eradicated.

There`s an MIJ 62 Reissue up or grabs on here at present.

Go for the 410, in fact, buy mine! It`s up on here at £300 and I`ve upgraded the speaker cones to Eminence Betas (Ashdown themselves did the work) so it`s now rated at 1000 watts. Comes with Roqsolid cover and go-faster castors. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/311987-ashdown-rm-414t-evo-4ohm-410/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/311987-ashdown-rm-414t-evo-4ohm-410/[/url]

I`d choose worst player in good band any day. Just cos you`re the worst out of some really impressive musicians doesn`t necessarily mean you`re bad, whereas being the best in a rubbish band, well why bother?

Big problem if missing or damaged, as Parcelforce do not insure musical instruments, it`s in their T&Cs.